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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Cairns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1844 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Lawrie Cairns, born in 1843 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Cairns's household

Male

Alexander

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary Lawrie

Cairns

Wife
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Cairns

Head

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

Mary Lawrie

Cairns

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fife, Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

13

1868

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

-

0

1881

Fife, Scotland

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